Endometriosis. Dyspareunia.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 20 women with endometriosis will receive aplications of Conventional Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)(Quark), once a week, for 30 minutes, during 8 weeks, in the sacral regi
Device
Sponsors
Ticiana Aparecida Alves de Mira
Ticiana Aparecida Alves de Mira
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sexually active women. Women in menacme. Diagnosis of endometriosis estages III, IV and/or of the rectovaginal septum. Deep dyspareunia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Decreased skin sensitivity preventing the perception of the electric stimulus. Pregnant women. Pacemaker users. Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions to the gel or electrode). Epilepsy. Heart disease (arrhythmia). Osteosynthesis at the application site. Open sores. Malignant tumors. Acute inflammatory disease. Other associated gynecological pathologies. Cognitive disabilities that prevente the understanding of the use of the tools and/or conventional electrotherapeutic treatment or do not understand instructions for the use of the self-applied TENS.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Deep dyspareunia relief and/or resolution analyzed through the visual analogue scale from the variance observed at least 5% of the pre and post treatment results. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement at quality of life measured through a whoqol-bref quality of life questionnaire plus an endometriosis quality of life questionnaire from observations of 5% significance in the pre and post treatment results.;Sexuality improvement measured through the Female Sexual Function Index from observations of 5% significance in the pre and post treatment results. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTiciana Mira
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Outcome results
None listed